Monthly we will present data and wait times for pending VA disability claims. We help dozens of veterans a month with VA disability claims and we feel this is important information to help veterans frame expectations for claim completion and to provide veterans with information for better policy advocacy.

Although VA continues to reduce the disability claim backlog (claims older than 125 days), 589k claims to await decision with 52% of those claims older than 125 days old.

Boston statistics are worse than the national average. Currently, the Boston Regional Office has 6,869 pending claims with nearly 57% of them pending more than the target of 125 days. More importantly for our veterans, the average amount of days to complete a current claim in Boston is 280 days.

This means veterans applying today can expect a decision on their claim sometime in February 2014.

While this might seem daunting, the process is still worth it. VA disability grants veterans access to income replacement, free VA healthcare and other veteran benefits ensuring a higher quality of life. Please contact us with questions about the VA claims process or to file a claim.